Daily Republican., 1887-02-09

Afamtly Qsssrei.
! On Sunday afternoon last q calf bs
lensiss TO Major Cochran, sf Rocklsnd
Delaware, strsyed into the lot Of hi
brother In law Mr.. Clark, Soon afte
RS hsbeoca Cochran, q sister a
oisrk. heard noise OF dogs bArktp,
ana boys shouting, and looking on
saw her CALI chased around the iot by
oiarke three boys and two dogs. 0h,
immediately went 10 the reacue Of Il,
oalf 70 bring It out Of tho lot. and "a.
says ~ sho entered the lot she picked
upa club ling there to beat oG ths
aoge. A. this time, eho says. hcI
orother, Mr.. CLARK, came on the ground
snds wfenching the club from her
ofoke u aoross her shoulder and then
no atrnok her on the hip with the piece
stomach.
She also said that Mrs. Clark came
upon the ground and held her while
her husband beat and kicked her. She
screamed for help, when her daughter
And sister tn.law came 70 her assistAucc,
and taey wers also struck By Clark,
his wife and bis boys. who gathered up
and carried sticks to CLARK. Finallv
Major Cochran, John Moore and Chss.
Green came and took CLARK away and
ended the fight.
Tho foregoing 10 about the substance
OF tho statement made by Mrs, Coch
ran bsfors Justice Bertolette, aud upon
which warrants were issned for the ar.
rest OF CLARK, his wife and three boys.
the youngest 10 years old TIE warrants
were served and tho parties, with q
large number OF witnesses. appeared be-
Tore Justice Bertolette yesterday after
noon at o'clock. Austin Herring
ton, Esq, appeared as counsel for the
Oiarks. Mrs, Cochran made q state.
ment IS alresdy related.
Msjof Cochran testified that he was
nt the residence CT John Moore, about
Two fquares distant, when . boy came
and said there was toIethiDg wrong
down the road. He ran down 20 see
what 1t was. aud found Clark abusing
his wife. when he climbed the fence,
rushed 1t Clark, pulled him away and
struck him In the faco with his fist.
Elxs j. Cochran, . daughter, and
l1ls Abeth Lynn, . sister 4A-law, testi-
ned 70 the same facts a. Mrs Cochran.
John Moore ran when Mr.. Cochran
lid, got there ahead and just In time to |
,atch . club drawn by Clark to ttrikc
Mrs. Cochran.
Chafles Green was another who was
u Mr. Moore's house and who ran to !
zee what was going on, but arri yed too 1
ATE to st much.
Agnes Moore saw the beginning, and
ier evidences coinoided fully With Mrs.
Jochran's, but alarmed she left TO In
orm Mr. Cochran, who was ct Moore's
iouse, OF what was going on. she was
90 m uch exhausted aud excited tol
each the house, but got boy named
jharlee Henpis to go. Migs EginRl
vas along With Mrs. Cochran, aud tes.
ited TO about the same facts. Charles
tennis testified to taking the news OIL
he eight to Moore's house
The State here rested Its case and
DR.. and Mrs. Clark were permitted to
make statements without being sworn |,
Mr. Clark stated that on Sunday af
ernoon his attention was attracted by
he noise OF dogs barking, aud looking
ut saw his boys trying to put Mrs.
calf out OF his lot. He went
nto the lot and drove tho calf before
i'm doWn along the fence 20 put II out.
Seeing his sister In the lot he told her I
D get off his property; she said shc
'oaid not until she got her own prop I
rty hs told her she must Ros out: she
Id not 60, but came at him with a '
snce stake And struck him over the a
cad, when he Rrappled with her to- '
Ike the club from her; Miss Cochran A
nd Mrs. Lynn came aud helped her; q
Lhile the scnffie was going on John n
Ioore and Major Cochran camC; the q
after struck him, and between tLgm he \
Fas very badly used up.
MRS. CLARK stated tne came. and fur
1er said that Miss Cochran struck ber
cross the lace With club, cutting her
p until the blood ran. vi
Mrs. Clark had q patch on her lip 8
here she said she was struck. Mrs v
lsRgie Moore, after being sworn, raid O
30 was In Olark's house and say the II
hole affair. She saw Mrs. Cochran II
rike the first blow with Q fence rail. u
Ir. CLARK held his arms over hi face L
keep them from hitting him. Mrs. 9,
liza Wilksy Was also In Clsrk's houseI
I'D saw nearly oil that Mrs. hoore
w. l..
Mr. DoUgherty said 1t was shameful n,
fair, but from what he saw he could ~
ot to who WAS TO blame. %
Mr. DonRherty, Charles Green VIM.
!. Husbands and o number q osherI
,nflemen testified to the good hsrsc
n and peaceable deposition II MIR. "a
lark. After q short reviewpf the o.
vidence by Mr.. Harm gtou Justice ia
ertolette fned Mr.. and Mrs CArk SOL
.ch and the costs, amounting 4 ali to
10 40 re
The care Is not ended yet, 10 Mr.. W
lark entered cross action az 30 st the
ochran family fer assault andbattsiy In
1d q 30 for trespass before Justies Ia
andeerift, and next Saturday veEiDgl
IS been fixed upon rs the timifor the
caring.